Performer playlist Baker, Janet

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	Janet Baker (Born 1933) contralto · Great Britain Johann Sebastian Bach - Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Otto Klemperer (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Hermann Prey (baritone), Agnes Giebel (soprano), Franz Crass (Bass-bariton), Peter Gellhorn (conductor), New Philharmonia Orchestra BBC Chorus. Recorded: October 18-20, 1967, LondonRead moreCollapse BBC Chorus. Recorded: October 18-20, 1967, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, KV 626 Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Sheila Armstrong (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra, John Alldis Choir 1971.Read moreCollapse 1971. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link John Ireland - Three Songs to Poems by Thomas Hardy Janet Baker (contralto), Martin Isepp (piano) № 2 - `Her Song`.Read moreCollapse № 2 - `Her Song`. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Edward Elgar - Oratorio “The Dream of Gerontius” for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 38 John Barbirolli (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Kim Borg (bass), Richard Lewis (tenor), The Hallé Orchestra (Manchester), Ambrosian Singers Gerontius, The Soul of Gerontius; The Angel; The Priest, The Angel of the Agony. Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus & Hallé Choir (Eric Chadwick - choir master). (John McCarthy - choir master). Recorded: December 27-30, 1964, ManchesterRead moreCollapse Gerontius, The Soul of Gerontius; The Angel; The Priest, The Angel of the Agony. Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus & Hallé Choir (Eric Chadwick - choir master). (John McCarthy - choir master). Recorded: December 27-30, 1964, Manchester Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Opera “La Clemenza di Tito”, KV 621 Colin Davis (conductor), Lucia Popp (soprano), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Stuart Burrows (tenor), Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Robert Lloyd (bass), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera House Covent-Garden Choir Stuart Burrows - Tito; Janet Baker - Vitellia; Lucia Popp - Servilia; Yvonne Minton - Sesto; Frederica von Stade - Annio; Robert Lloyd - Publio. Recorded: July 1976, London.Read moreCollapse Stuart Burrows - Tito; Janet Baker - Vitellia; Lucia Popp - Servilia; Yvonne Minton - Sesto; Frederica von Stade - Annio; Robert Lloyd - Publio. Recorded: July 1976, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Opera “Ariodante”, HWV 33 Raymond Leppard (conductor), Edith Mathis (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), James Bowman (countertenor), David Rendall (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone), Norma Burrowes (Soprano), Alexander Oliver (Tenor), English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices In Italian. Dalinda - Norma Burrowes, Lurcanio - David Rendall, Il Re di Scozia - Samuel Ramey, Odoardo - Alexander Oliver. London Voices. Recorded: December 1978, London.Read moreCollapse In Italian. Dalinda - Norma Burrowes, Lurcanio - David Rendall, Il Re di Scozia - Samuel Ramey, Odoardo - Alexander Oliver. London Voices. Recorded: December 1978, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Oratorio “Matthäus-Passion”, BWV 244 Karl Richter (conductor), Edith Mathis (soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Janet Baker (contralto), Georg Ratzinger (choirmaster), Münchener Bach-Orchester, Munchener Bach-Chor Second Maid; Judas, Peter, Pilate, High Priest - Matti Salmine. Regensburger Domspatzen. Recorded in 1979, Munich.Read moreCollapse Second Maid; Judas, Peter, Pilate, High Priest - Matti Salmine. Regensburger Domspatzen. Recorded in 1979, Munich. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Hector Berlioz - “La Damnation de Faust”, dramatic legend for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 24 Georges Pretre (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Pierre Thau (bass), Orchestre de Paris FAUST, MÈPHISTOPHELÈS - Gabriel Bacquier, MARGUERTE, BRANDER - Pierre Thau, UNA VOIX - Maria Peronne. Choeurs de L`Opera de Paris. Recorded: October 1969, Paris.Read moreCollapse FAUST, MÈPHISTOPHELÈS - Gabriel Bacquier, MARGUERTE, BRANDER - Pierre Thau, UNA VOIX - Maria Peronne. Choeurs de L`Opera de Paris. Recorded: October 1969, Paris. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - Five Rückert Songs, GMW 39–43 Janet Baker (contralto), John Barbirolli (conductor), New Philharmonia Orchestra Recorded: July 17-18, 1969, Watford, UK.Read moreCollapse Recorded: July 17-18, 1969, Watford, UK. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”, GMW 30 Simon Rattle (conductor), Arleen Auger (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus Orchestra. Wartford Town Hall, April-May 1986Read moreCollapse Orchestra. Wartford Town Hall, April-May 1986 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Richard Wagner - “Wesendonck-Lieder”, five poems for voice and piano, WWV 91 Janet Baker (contralto), Adrian Boult (conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded: June 1975, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded: June 1975, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Henry Purcell - Opera “Dido and Aeneas” (arias) Janet Baker (contralto), Anthony Lewis (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra `But death, alas!... When I am laid in earth... With drooping wings`. October 1961, London.Read moreCollapse `But death, alas!... When I am laid in earth... With drooping wings`. October 1961, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen”, song cycle, GMW 10 Janet Baker (contralto), John Barbirolli (conductor), The Hallé Orchestra (Manchester) Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Edward Elgar - “Sea Pictures”, song cycle for contralto and orchestra or piano, Op. 37 John Barbirolli (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), London Symphony Orchestra Recorded: August 30, 1965.Read moreCollapse Recorded: August 30, 1965. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Benjamin Britten - Opera “The Rape of Lucretia”, Op. 37 Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Jenny Hill (soprano), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Bryan Drake (baritone), English Chamber Orchestra Tarquinius - Benjamin Luxon, Collantius - John Shirley-Quirk, Junius - Bryan Drake, Lucia - Jenny Hill, Bianca - Elizabeth Bainbridge. July 1970Read moreCollapse Tarquinius - Benjamin Luxon, Collantius - John Shirley-Quirk, Junius - Bryan Drake, Lucia - Jenny Hill, Bianca - Elizabeth Bainbridge. July 1970 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Cantata 1 [The Birth], BWV 248 (1) Philip Ledger (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields King`s College Choir, Cambridge / 1976, King`s College Chapel, CambridgeRead moreCollapse King`s College Choir, Cambridge / 1976, King`s College Chapel, Cambridge Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Edward Elgar - Ode “The Music Makers” for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 69 Adrian Boult (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Paolo Da Col (conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir Chorus master - Frederic Jackson. 1967.Read moreCollapse Chorus master - Frederic Jackson. 1967. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Robert Schumann - “Liederkreis”: 12 songs after Eichendorff for voice and piano, Op. 39 Janet Baker (contralto), Daniel Barenboim (piano) VIII.1968 and VII.1975. No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. EMI.Read moreCollapse VIII.1968 and VII.1975. No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. EMI. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Henry Purcell - Opera “Dido and Aeneas”, Z 626 Steuart Bedford (conductor), Felicity Lott (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Anna Reynolds (mezzo-soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Norma Burrowes (Soprano), Felicity Palmer (soprano) Dame Janet Baker (Dido); Norma Burrowes (Belinda); Felicity Lott (2 Woman); Peter Pears (Aeneas); Anna Reynolds (Sorceress); Felicity Palmer (1 Witch); Alfreda Hodgson (2 Witch); Robert Tear (1 Sailor). London Opera Chorus, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra. December 1975, London.Read moreCollapse Dame Janet Baker (Dido); Norma Burrowes (Belinda); Felicity Lott (2 Woman); Peter Pears (Aeneas); Anna Reynolds (Sorceress); Felicity Palmer (1 Witch); Alfreda Hodgson (2 Witch); Robert Tear (1 Sailor). London Opera Chorus, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra. December 1975, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Franz Schubert - Stimmübungen, D. 619 Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Recorded - March 1972, Berlin.Read moreCollapse Recorded - March 1972, Berlin. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Selected Numbers from “Serse”, HWV 40 Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra `Frondi tenere e belle`. Recorded: December 1972, London.Read moreCollapse `Frondi tenere e belle`. Recorded: December 1972, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Maurice Ravel - “Chansons madécasses” for voice, flute, cello and piano, M. 78 Janet Baker (contralto), Bernard Keeffe (conductor), The Melos Ensemble of London Recorded in 1966, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded in 1966, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johannes Brahms - “Liebeslieder Waltzes”, 18 waltzes for vocal quartet and piano four hands, Op. 52 Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Claudio Arrau (piano), Benjamin Britten (piano), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Heather Harper (soprano) Recorded: 1968, 14 June, Live at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh FestivalRead moreCollapse Recorded: 1968, 14 June, Live at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh Festival Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Christoph Willibald Gluck - Opera “Orfeo ed Euridice” (excerpts), Wq. 30 Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra 1) `Che faro senza Euridice?` 2) `Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol`. April 1975, London.Read moreCollapse 1) `Che faro senza Euridice?` 2) `Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol`. April 1975, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Felix Mendelssohn - Twelve Songs, Op. 8 Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) № 8 Hexenlied (Hölty), № 11 Im Grünen (Voss). Recorded: XII.1980. London.Read moreCollapse № 8 Hexenlied (Hölty), № 11 Im Grünen (Voss). Recorded: XII.1980. London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ludwig van Beethoven - Concert Aria “Ah, perfido” for Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 65 Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra Recorded: December 1976, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded: December 1976, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - Symphony “Das Lied von der Erde”, GMW 49-O Janet Baker (contralto), Rafael Kubelik (conductor), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Munich, February 27, 1970.Read moreCollapse Munich, February 27, 1970. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus”, HWV 63 Charles Mackerras (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Felicity Palmer (soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Christopher Keyte (Baritone), Michael Davis (violin), English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Choir Russell Burgess - chorus master, - leader, sir. Label: DeccaRead moreCollapse Russell Burgess - chorus master, - leader, sir. Label: Decca Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Felix Mendelssohn - Twelve Songs, Op. 9 Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) № 1 Frage (Voss), № 6 Scheidend (Voss), № 8 Frühlingsglaube (Uhland). Recorded XII.1980, London.Read moreCollapse № 1 Frage (Voss), № 6 Scheidend (Voss), № 8 Frühlingsglaube (Uhland). Recorded XII.1980, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Giulio Caccini - “Amarilli, mia bella”, madrigal Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston.Read moreCollapse January 1978, London. Arr. - Simon Preston. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Franz Schubert - Song “Ständchen” (“Zögernd leise”) 1 version, D. 920 Janet Baker (contralto), Raymond Leppard (piano), English Chamber Orchestra Recorded: December 1976, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded: December 1976, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Arias Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Cantata BWV 34: № 3. Aria `Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen`. Recorded: October 1975, London.Read moreCollapse Cantata BWV 34: № 3. Aria `Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen`. Recorded: October 1975, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria for two sopranos, contralto, mixed chorus, trumpet, oboe, strings and basso continuo in D major, RV 589 David Willcocks (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Elizabeth Vaughan (soprano), Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 1966Read moreCollapse 1966 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Hector Berlioz - Cantata “Herminie” for soprano and orchestra, H 29 Janet Baker (contralto), Colin Davis (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra Recorded: March 1979, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded: March 1979, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Opera “Cosi fan tutte”, KV 588 Colin Davis (conductor), Montserrat Caballe (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano), Wladimiro Ganzarolli (bass), Richard Van Allan (bass), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera House Covent-Garden Choir Guglielmo - Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Despina - Ileana Cotrubas, Don Alfonso - Richard van Allan. May 1974, LondonRead moreCollapse Guglielmo - Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Despina - Ileana Cotrubas, Don Alfonso - Richard van Allan. May 1974, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - “Kindertotenlieder”, song cycle, GMW 45 Janet Baker (contralto), John Barbirolli (conductor), The Hallé Orchestra (Manchester) Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Aria “Bist du bei mir”, BWV 508 Janet Baker (contralto), Neville Marriner (conductor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 1975, London.Read moreCollapse 1975, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Franz Schubert - Quartet “Der Tanz”, D. 826 Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Recorded: April 1972, Berlin.Read moreCollapse Recorded: April 1972, Berlin. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra “Ode an die Freude”, Op. 125 George Szell (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Franz Crass (Bass-bariton), Ronald Dowd (Tenor), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus (London) November 12, 1968, LondonRead moreCollapse November 12, 1968, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Cantata 2 [The Annunciation to the Shepherds], BWV 248 (2) Philip Ledger (conductor), Elly Ameling (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Choir of King`s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields King`s College Choir, Cambridge / 1976, King`s College Chapel, CambridgeRead moreCollapse King`s College Choir, Cambridge / 1976, King`s College Chapel, Cambridge Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Franz Schubert - “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, song for voice and piano, D. 118; Op. 2 Janet Baker (contralto), Gerald Moore (piano) Recorded: August 1970, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded: August 1970, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da Requiem for soloists, chorus and orchestra Georg Solti (conductor), Leontyne Price (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Jose van Dam (bass baryton), Chicago Symphony Orchestra Veriano Lucchetti - tenor. Recording 1977Read moreCollapse Veriano Lucchetti - tenor. Recording 1977 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Franz Schubert - Vier Gesänge aus “Wilhelm Meister” von Goethe: No. 1 “Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt”, D. 877/1; Op. 62/1 Janet Baker (contralto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Recorded: March 1972, Berlin.Read moreCollapse Recorded: March 1972, Berlin. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Felix Mendelssohn - Oratorio «Elijah», Op. 70 (MWV A 25) Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gwineth Jones (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra New Philharmonic Choir. Recording - July 1968, LondonRead moreCollapse New Philharmonic Choir. Recording - July 1968, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust”, BWV 170 Neville Marriner (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), Philip Ledger (organ), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields obbligato. Recorded in London, England, January 29, 1966Read moreCollapse obbligato. Recorded in London, England, January 29, 1966 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Maurice Ravel - Three Poems by Stéphane Mallarmé for voice and chamber ensemble, M. 64 Janet Baker (contralto), Bernard Keeffe (conductor), The Melos Ensemble of London 1966, LondonRead moreCollapse 1966, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Franz Liszt - Song “Die Loreley” for voice and piano, S.273 Janet Baker (contralto), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) 1979-1980, London.Read moreCollapse 1979-1980, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Lucia Popp (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Don Garrard (bass), Anne Pashley (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus (London) Recorded at All Saint`s Church, Tooting, London (England), May 1968Read moreCollapse Recorded at All Saint`s Church, Tooting, London (England), May 1968 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Hector Berlioz - “Les Nuits d’été” (Summer Nights), song cycle for voice and piano or orchestra, Op. 7 (H 81) Janet Baker (contralto), Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra Recorded: March 9, 1972, Frederiksberg (live).Read moreCollapse Recorded: March 9, 1972, Frederiksberg (live). Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Benjamin Britten - Cantata “Phaedra” for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Op. 93 Steuart Bedford (conductor), Janet Baker (contralto), English Chamber Orchestra March 1977.Read moreCollapse March 1977. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link

Janet Baker (Born 1933)